Catasetinae - Catasetum, Cycnoches, Mormodes, Catasetum Pileatum, Catasetum Fimbriatum, Catasetum Macrocarpum, Catasetum Discolor (Paperback)

Chapters: Catasetum, Cycnoches, Mormodes, Catasetum Pileatum, Catasetum Fimbriatum, Catasetum Macrocarpum, Catasetum Discolor, Catasetum Callosum, Mormodes Buccinator, Catasetum Barbatum, Catasetum Saccatum, Mormodes Maculata, Mormodes Lineata, Catasetum Socco, Catasetum Cernuum, Catasetum Luridum, Catasetum Laminatum, Mormodes Luxata, Catasetum Maculatum, Mormodes Aromatica, Catasetum Integerrimum, Mormodes Atropurpurea, Catasetum Cristatum, Catasetum Atratum, Catasetum Longifolium, Cycnoches Loddigesii, Catasetum Expansum, Catasetum Viridiflavum, Catasetum Purum, Cycnoches Egertonianum, Catasetum Deltoideum, Cycnoches Pentadactylon, Cycnoches Stelliferum, Catasetum Globiflorum, Cycnoches Haagii, Catasetum Planiceps, Catasetum Naso, Catasetum Galeritum, Catasetum Lemosii, Cycnoches Ventricosum, Catasetum Randii. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 98. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: See text. Catasetum, abbreviated as Ctsm in horticultural trade, is a genus of the Orchid family (Orchidaceae), subfamily Epidendroideae, tribe Cymbidieae, subtribe Catasetinae, with 166 species. Species of the genus Catasetum occur from Mexico to tropical America, with the majority in Brazil. They have thick, cigar-shaped pseudobulbs which are clustered. The leaves are pleated in the upper part and deciduous. The pseudobulbs become spiny after the leaves have dropped. The inflorescence is borne on the basis. It consists of very fleshy flowers that are unisexual, which is exceptional for orchids. The colorful male and yellowish-green female flowers are typically situated on different plants. Which type of flower a plant produces is determined by the conditions under which it grows. There are rare cases in which a single plant in intermediate conditions will produce both male and female flowers. These flo...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=64178